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/ 5 years agoSteve Diamond rescued Sale Sharks from abyss but courted controversy
Jon Newcombe charts the highs and lows of Steve Diamond's tenure at Sale Sharks
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHere’s my team of the decade certainly one to stand test | Shane Williams
Shane Williams selects a Wales XV Team of the Decade and congratulates George North on his deserved selection by World Rugby
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Rugby World Cup
/ 5 years agoEngland draw Japan and Argentina in 2023 Rugby World Cup pool
Details of the 2023 Rugby World Cup draw, as hosts France will play the All Blacks in Pool A
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoEngland Win Autumn Nations Cup Against France In One Of The Most Entertaining Finals Ever
The Autumn Nation Cup was the first time that this cup was held due to the global pandemic caused by Covid-19...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoEvans: Big hearts won the day for us
STEFF Evans hailed the heart and desire that helped Scarlets defy a desperate late Bath onslaught for his side’s memorable win...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoTable-topping Exeter Chiefs set sights on famous ‘double double’
Exeter Chiefs captain Jack Yeandle previews the visit of Glasgow Warriors to Sandy Park
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoSpencer rues try that got away as Bath fall
■By GARY FITZGERALD STUART Hooper told his players “You got what you deserved” and refused to blame officials as Bath were...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoShaun agrees, refs need French
I GOT some stick in a reader’s letter after I expressed my surprise that Nigel Owens had never tried to use...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPoor all round
ENGLAND’S game against France, a team with one tenth of the caps England has, was just appalling. To win by three...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEdwards factor critical for France
Lucky escape: England players mob Owen Farrell after he kicked the winning penalty in extra time PICTURE: Getty Images JERRY Guscott’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoI’ll take victory over entertainment all day
AS a lifelong Northampton Saints supporter, I was intrigued by the media/supporter views on England’s win over France last Sunday…or to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoStem Bok tide
S -outh A -fricans L -oving E -ngland R -aises U -underlying F -uture C -oncerns Why are foreign “stars” being...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIt’s snore fest
WHILE I am no supporter of ring-fencing, having seen the opening rounds of this season’s Premiership and the Autumn Internationals I...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIs Farrell still untouchable?
I’M starting to question Owen Farrell’s place in the team. What does he bring that others do not? At flyhalf he...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEnd yellow bib brigade
I PLAYED rugby in the era that celebrated a player scoring by waiting until he reached the halfway line and then...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWas Eileen first Lady President?
WHILE reading England’s Hall of Fame listing on World Rugby’s website I came across the entry for Gillian Burns. Among the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPredictably same old Scots story
I SHALL now predict the Six Nations for Scotland 2021, perhaps best to imagine it in Eddie Butler’s voice... Opening weekend...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoShow some humility and stop playing on defensive
WHY are our rugby correspondents so restrained when interviewing Eddie Jones? He shows no respect to them and it is their...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDeacon takes reins but Nelson wants Sharks to pursue Lancaster
■By JON NEWCOMBE Developing: Paul Deacon INTERIM Sale Sharks head coach Paul Deacon says Steve Diamond’s “legacy at the club will...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDavies demands fair share of funding to save game
■By STEFFAN THOMAS PROFESSIONAL rugby in Wales is facing a fight for survival with the regions calling for a £30-40m injection...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDavies demands fair share of funding to save game
■By STEFFAN THOMAS PROFESSIONAL rugby in Wales is facing a fight for survival with the regions calling for a £30-40m injection...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMatera must face punishment insists horrified Hewitt
■By ALEX BYWATER ASHTON Hewitt has slammed World Rugby and the game in general for paying lip service to the issue...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Blues bring Peel back to Wales FORMER Wales scrumhalf Dwayne Peel will join the Cardiff Blues coaching staff next summer. The...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAmazon ‘relaxed about terrestrial coverage’
>continued from Front “You’ve got to balance that commercial value – and pay TV can pay more – against the game...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBlues fly-half Jarrod wanted at Kingsholm
■By STEFFAN THOMAS GLOUCESTER are weighing up a move for Wales and Cardiff Blues playmaker Jarrod Evans. The Cherry & Whites...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWonderful to sign off as a winner at Twickenham
MY LIFEIN RUGBY CHARLIE AMESBURY THE FORMER HARLEQUINS, NEWCASTLE, SALE, BRISTOL AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY WINGER Charlie Amesbury scores a try for...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBig guns heading to Twickenham
ENGLAND will host Australia and South Africa at Twickenham during November next year. The Autumn International series will start with England...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoVerden parachutes in to aid Warriors crisis
WORCESTER have signed Bath tighthead prop Kieran Verden on a short-term loan deal. Verden, 22, was included in the squad to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStokes signs for Irish until summer
FULL-BACK James Stokes has agreed to rejoin London Irish on a deal until the end of the season. Stokes, 29, who...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEsterhuizen, Townsend banned until new year
HARLEQUINS centre Andre Esterhuizen and Exeter scrum-half Stuart Townsend have both been banned until early 2021 after admitting acts of foul...
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